Bofors 375 mm anti-submarine rocket

The 375 mm ASW rocket family is an ahead-throwing anti-submarine rocket system developed by Bofors. The system has three types of launcher with either two, four, or six barrels, and entered service in the 1950s. Sweden used the four-barreled system on the Halland and Visby-class destroyers. France built the four-barrelled system under licence then developed the six-barrel system and used it on many classes of warship including T 47 and T 53-class destroyers and A 69-class avisos (corvettes). The Netherlands used it in the Friesland-class destroyers. It was also used by Royal Malaysian Navy on the Kasturi-class corvettes before they removed it from the ships. Indonesia use it on its three Fatahillah-class corvettes and Brazil on six Niterói-class frigates, all of which are still in service.[2] The rocket system is also being used by the Turkish Burak-class corvette's which are all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves-class A69 type aviso corvettes, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defense and ocean escort missions.

Bofors 37.5 cm anti-submarine rocket launcher M/50
375mm rocket
TypeAnti-submarine rocket
Place of originSweden
Service history
Used bySweden, Germany, France, Japan, Netherlands, Indonesia, Colombia, Turkey, Brazil
Specifications
Caliber375 mm (14.8 in)
Barrels2-6
Maximum firing range3,625 m (11,893 ft)[1]
WarheadHigh explosive
Detonation
mechanism
Acoustic Proximity Fuse

Enginerocket
PropellantSolid fuel
Launch
platform
Ships
HSwMS Halland with dual 375mm m/50 on the bow
375mm launchers on HSwMS Småland

Other unguided ASW systems

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References

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  1. ^ "Warships forecast" (PDF). www.forecastinternational.co.
  2. ^ "Aviação em Floripa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-19.